Test match (netball)
A test match in netball is an international match played between two senior national netball teams. International netball tournaments such as the Netball World Cup, Netball at the Commonwealth Games, the Taini Jamison Trophy, the Constellation Cup and the Netball Quad Series all feature a series' of test matches.[1]
On 20 August 1938, at Royal Park, Melbourne, Australia defeated New Zealand 40–11. This was the first netball Test between Australia and New Zealand. It was also the world's first international netball match.[2][3][4][5][6]
The use of the term test is relatively new to netball in comparison to cricket, rugby union and rugby league. It is effectively a loanword. Netball tests are regularly played between Australia, New Zealand, England, and South Africa, all of whom have a long history of using the term in other sports.
References
[edit]- ^ "Netball International Tournaments Archive – Tests Matches". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Women Netball International Tests Matches 1938". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Silver Ferns v Australia history". tvnz.co.nz. 27 June 2005. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Silver Ferns History". www.netballnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
- ^ "Media Guide 2015 Oceania Netball Series" (PDF). www.silverferns.co.nz. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Australian Netball Team – Our History". diamonds.netball.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.